Subframe
Today I did the subframe – it is complete over-engineered. baroque subframe with thanks to Mondrian for the design inspiration
Installing the footings
Laid out the footings at the weekend. 1. dig a hole 2. insert membrane and grid 3. fill with gravel finished!
Clearing a Space
I got a few hours off for good behaviour at the weekend and cleared a space. In the next thrilling instalment: Structurally Insulated Panels – …
Foundations Part V
do mini plinths work? Given limits of time and intellect I have been forced to boil down the doubtless very complex relationship between pressure and …
Foundations Part IV
The standard way to construct the footings for a modern house, is to dig down to suitable soil and to lay a concrete bed. A …
Foundations Part III
..or why we care about pressure. Why do buildings subside? Well the answer is, not surprisingly, that they are too heavy for the ground that …
Foundations Part II
It turns out that foundations and footings are not the same things – foundations are the base of the building that transfer the weight of …
Foundations
There will follow multiple posts on foundations for a tiny wooden building <groan>. It’s overkill, I know. The normal caveats apply, namely that I have …
Planning Regulations
Planning permission in the UK governs the relationship of a building to its surroundings, including its external appearance, position and size. There follows a brief …